All persons managing, owning, maintaining or doing a pawnbroking, salvage and wrecking business, operating a secondhand store, or operating a junk business in the city shall comply with the terms of this article.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14, Section 14-1)
All pawnbrokers, salvage and wrecking dealers, secondhand stores and junk dealers shall keep books in connection with their business, wherein shall be entered an accurate description of all property pledged or sold to them, giving the name and address of the person pledging or selling same, and the place where the same occurs, and in the case of watches, motors and other articles having identification letter or number, the name of the maker and the model or serial number of the piece, and in all cases all property shall be as accurately and fully described as the nature of the article permits, and in such books there shall also be entered a general description of the person by whom same is deposited or sold, and the time when the same was done and the explanation given by the person as to the source of said articles. These entries shall be made as soon after any transaction is had as possible, in no event allowing more than one hour to elapse after such transaction before the above provided entry is made concerning the same.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14, Section 14-2)
These records and the articles themselves so pledged or sold shall at all reasonable times be subject to inspection and examination by the police officers of the city or the sheriff of Terry County and his deputies, or any other law enforcement officer in the city. All pawnbrokers, salvage and wrecking dealers, secondhand stores and junk dealers shall have their goods arranged in stock so as to enable the same to be inspected by the law enforcement officials and those in their company. It shall be unlawful for any such dealer to refuse to admit such officer to such place of business to inspect such property.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14, Section 14-3)
All pawnbrokers, salvage and wrecking dealers, secondhand stores and junk dealers shall furnish to the chief of police a full and complete list each day of every article taken in pawn or bought by such dealers, giving a full description of same, maker, marks, number, brand, monogram or letter of any kind on such articles so pawned or bought by such dealer, together with the name and address of the person from whom such article was secured. Any such dealer refusing or failing to furnish such list shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this article.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14, Section 14-4)
It shall be unlawful for any pawnbroker, salvage and wrecking dealer, secondhand store or junk dealer to accept delivery of any secondhand or used merchandise after 6:00 p.m. or before 7:00 a.m.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14, Section 14-5)
All property shall be held in an unaltered condition in the local store or warehouse for a period of at least ten (10) days before it is sold or disposed of or moved out of the city.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14, Section 14-6)
Any law enforcement official shall have the right, upon written order addressed to a particular pawnbroker or dealer, to stop the sale or removal or redelivery of any property for a stated period of time or until the property is released by such officer. After receipt of such order, it shall be unlawful for a pawnbroker or dealer to sell, dispose of, remove or redeliver such property until the property is released by the officer issuing the order.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14, Section 14-7)
It shall be unlawful for any owner, manager or employee of any of the businesses regulated hereby, to buy or receive from any minor any goods, chattels or other property unless such minor shall have in his possession the written consent of his parent or guardian, provided that this provision shall not apply to any minor who is married or who has had the disability of non-age removed.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14, Section 14-8)
Any owner, manager or operator of the businesses herein regulated whose employees or agents fail to observe any of the provisions of this article shall be equally guilty with the offender and subject to the same penalties.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14, Section 14-9)
The conviction of any pawnbroker, salvage and wrecking dealer, secondhand store or junk dealer of a violation of the provisions of this article shall work an immediate revocation of the license of such offender, which license shall not be renewed without special order of the city council.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14, Section 14-10)
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article or fail or refuse to keep the books and records in connection with their business as provided for herein or who shall make false entries concerning the transactions named, or who shall fail or refuse to permit an inspection and examination of such books of the property pledged with or sold to them by any police officer as provided, shall upon conviction be punished as provided in the general penalty provision set forth in Section 1.109 of this code.
(1965 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14, Section 14-11)